1. Polar Instruments What’s new in 2010? Si8000m / Si9000e Speedstack / Speedflex Coupon Generator

2. 2 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Si8000m / Si9000e Enhancements

3. 3 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Si8000m / Si9000e v10.01 Interactive Graphs. Ability to select & display data point info Works with both 2D and 3D graphs. Especially useful when interpreting data points on 3D graphs

4. 4 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Si8000m / Si9000e v10.01 Parameter up / down functionality change Now moves W1 / W2 or G1 / G2 simultaneously

5. 5 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Si8000m / Si9000e v10.01 Equal Frequency Step mode Enter start, end and increment frequencies The software then calculates the frequency steps.

6. 6 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Si8000m / Si9000e v10.01 Import Touchstone Format Import 2-port or 4-port Touchstone file and display as a graph or data table. Option to overlay with modelled data.

7. 7 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Speedstack / Speedflex

8. 8 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Speedstack v10.01 – Speedflex module Navigator contains all functionality to add and select stacks

9. 9 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Speedstack v10.01 – Speedflex module Navigator right-click menu provides options

10. 10 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Speedstack v10.01 – Speedflex module Enable / disable materials as required Navigator refreshes to show current status of assembly. Toggle functions allow different modes of operation

11. 11 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Speedstack v10.01 – Speedflex module Add additional items required: e.g. coverlays Disabled materials are invisible, highlighting the Flex part of the assembly

12. 12 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Speedstack v10.01 – Speedflex module Continue process until assembly is complete The Navigator provides an overview of the complete assembly. In this example 5 stacks complete the assembly. For larger assemblies the left / right buttons will scroll the navigator view.

13. 13 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 In this case layer 6 requires an Offset Stripline on the rigid stack (left) but a Coated microstrip on the flexi (right) Speedstack v10.01 – Speedflex module Impedance structures may be added to each sub-stack

14. 14 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Speedstack v10.01 – Speedflex module Navigator View Modes 2D 3D

15. 15 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Speedstack v10.01 – Speedflex module New Flexible Materials added Adhesive (red) Bondply (green) FlexiCore (yellow)

16. 16 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Speedstack v10.01 – Speedflex module Printing: New assembly overview print option Each sub-stack will be printed with the existing Technical Report option

17. 17 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Coupon Generator

18. 18 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Coupon Generator v10.01 Support for Speedflex

19. 19 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Coupon Generator v10.01 New “scrubber” tool that improves usability The coupon preview is updated instantly as properties change

20. 20 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Coupon Generator v10.01 Minor enhancements and fixes Toolbar options to switch mixed layer mode between signal and plane.

21. 21 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Coupon Generator v10.01 Minor enhancements and fixes More informative messages displayed

22. 22 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Thank you….any questions?

23. 23 New Features © Polar Instruments 2010 Pre-Layout Simulation PCB LayoutPCB Fabrication Si8000m Speedstack Coupon Generator CITS900 Si8000m / Si9000e Speedstack Polar’s product range for Design / Fabrication Si9000e Si8000m Speedstack Si9000e

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